Budget Director - #W1141 (Div. of Finance)

Title: Budget Director #W1141 (Div. of Finance)

State Role Title: Financial Services Manager III

Hiring Range: $95,665-$145,000 (salary commensurate with experience)

Pay Band: 7

Agency: Department of Social Services

Location: DSS HOME OFFICE

Agency Website: www.dss.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: State Employee Only - E

Job Duties

At the Virginia Department of Social Services, we put people at the center of everything we do. We believe that every Virginian can live a life of dignity and that all voices, ideas, and experiences contribute greatly to our pursuit of excellence. Inspired by continuous improvement, we commit ourselves to listening, learning, and cultivating environments of trust, respect, and positive engagement. Together, we are mission-driven, eager to achieve, and passionate about bringing the best of who we are to those we serve.

We design and deliver high-quality human services that help Virginians achieve safety, independence, and overall well-being. We are a $2 billion agency – one of the largest in the Commonwealth of Virginia – partnering with 120 local departments of social services and 31 community action agencies, along with faith-based and non-profit organizations, to promote the well-being of children, adults, and families statewide. We proudly serve alongside 1,650 (state) and 12,200 (local) human services professionals throughout the Social Services System, who ensure that thousands of Virginia’s most vulnerable citizens have easy access to the services and benefits available to them.

The Division of Finance (DOF) performs management and oversight of the annual budget and spending for VDSS. It provides guidance for the departments’ financial policies and ensures fiscal compliance with state and federal regulations. The Division of Finance is also responsible for processing financial transactions for VDSS and reporting the results of those transactions to local agencies, field offices, state and federal entities.

The Budget Director position provides financial management services including expenditure forecasting, budget development, budget execution, Local Department of Social Services (LDSS) reimbursement policy, statistical sampling for cost allocation, and training among others to VDSS’s internal and external customers. Support and information provided are integral to top management decision-making. Seeks to ensure that the department’s budgetary resources are sufficient to fund expenditure plans. Assists senior management to manage agency financial resources by providing reports and technical consultation as needed. Provides input to senior management regarding strategic budget/financial issues. Organizes and supervises staff supporting the various budgetary, finance training, and local reimbursement functions and will provide direct support to the Division of Finance senior management and staff, agency executive leadership, division directors, and program managers, LDSS, Secretary of Health and Human Services (SHHR), General Assembly Money Committee staff, Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) and other external partners and stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications

• Considerable demonstrated knowledge and experience with complex budgeting processes, cost accounting principles, and federal funding regulations.
• Demonstrated skills managing/directing a financial/budget operation on a statewide multi-jurisdictional, or comparable level of complexity.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret, apply and analyze federal and state regulations, state code, legislation, and audit guidelines.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a diverse staff of financial professionals.
• Skilled in the use of PCs and word processing and spreadsheet software.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with colleagues, decision-makers, and stakeholders.
• Experience in preparing and presenting comprehensive reports, findings, and recommendations to senior leadership, policymakers, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, state, federal, and local agencies, public officials/legislators, community groups, directors, employees, and the public.
• Demonstrated skill leading people toward meeting an organization’s vision, mission, and goals, to include providing an inclusive workplace that fosters staff development, teamwork, and constructive resolution of conflicts.
• Demonstrated ability to meet critical deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to work with considerable independence.

Additional Considerations

• Professional managerial experience in a large fiscally complex environment.
• Experience working with automated financial systems such as Cardinal, Oracle Financials, and Performance Budgeting System (PBS).
• A combination of training and coursework in accounting, economics, business/public administration or related field.
  

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

To be considered for this position, you must submit a Commonwealth of Virginia application or resume through the on-line “Virginia Jobs” (RMS) employment site no later than 11:55 p.m. on the closing date listed. Each application is reviewed for documentation that shows the applicant meets the minimum qualifications and additional considerations stated in the job announcement. The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information provided. This website will provide a confirmation of receipt when the application is submitted for consideration. Please refer to your RMS account for the status of your application and this position.

The selected candidate is required to file a Statement of Economic Interests form pursuant to the Code of Virginia § 2.2-3114, as a condition of employment. The filing must be completed on or before the first day of employment and annually thereafter on or before February 1. The selected candidate is required to complete the Statement of Economic Interest training within 2-months of becoming a state filer and at least once during each consecutive period of two calendar years commencing on the first odd-numbered year thereafter. For more information, please visit http://ethics.dls.virginia.gov/

VDSS values the service and experience of our Veterans. As such, Veterans are encouraged to apply and receive preference in the hiring process. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps and other national service alumni also are encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodations are available to applicants, if requested, during the application and/or interview process.

Virginia Department of Social Services does not provide sponsorship. The Virginia Department of Social Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages diversity within its workforce.

We are a “Virginia Values Veterans” (V3) official certified company and state agency that provides hiring preference to Veterans and Members of the Virginia National Guard in support of Executive Order 29, (2010). If you are a Veteran or Virginia National Guard Member, we urge you to respond accordingly on your state application or resume. Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans and people with National Service experience are encouraged to apply. For more information about our employment practices, please visit our “Vision, Mission and Strategic Plan”. Multiple positions may be filled from this recruitment within 90 days of the closing date.

In addition to a rewarding work experience, VDSS offers excellent health and life insurance benefits, pre-tax spending accounts, state funded Short and Long Term Disability, paid holidays, vacation, tuition assistance, free wellness programs, and a state retirement plan with options for tax-deferred retirement savings including employer matching – Employee Benefits.

If you have been affected by Policy 1.30 Layoff as a state employee and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Card (Blue Card), you must submit this document through the “Virginia Jobs” (RMS) employment site when you apply.

Selected candidate(s) must successfully pass a fingerprint-based criminal history background check. A record of criminal history does not automatically bar an applicant from consideration. Employment verification will be conducted to include current/previous supervisory employment reference checks.

VDSS will record information from each new employee’s Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) into the Federal E-Verify system to confirm identity and work authorization.

This position may be eligible for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration will be in accordance with the Commonwealth’s Teleworking policy on a case by case basis.

Selected candidate may be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.

Contact Information

Name: VA Department of Social Services-Div. of Human Resources

Phone: dssrecruitment@dss.virginia.gov

Email: dssrecruitment@dss.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.